Nigeria, May 5 -- In the face of escalating poverty, mounting insecurity, and a spiraling economy, the Nigerian government continues to feed its people the same worn-out excuses about why critical investments in education remain elusive. This is why recent developments in Burkina Faso, a relatively poor and conflict-prone West African country, should shake the conscience of every Nigerian policymaker. In a bold and people-oriented move, the Burkinabe military-led government announced a sweeping policy to provide free scholarships from primary school through university for all its citizens. For a country whose GDP is cannot be said to be sustainable compared to Nigeria's, and whose economy is constantly under siege from both terrorism and ...